The Festival of Trees is a community celebration featuring a spectacular display of Holiday Trees in a Winter Wonderland Setting.The trees are sponsored and/or decorated by individuals, families, businesses and organizations. The majority of the trees are offered for silent auction during the week-long event.

Festival of Trees is a benefit event which provides funding for the Senior Resource Center (SRC).The Senior Resource Center is a non-profit organization that provides advocacy, support, information, education, training and referral for seniors and their caregivers. For more information: www.srcnj.org.

ADMISSION:Adults $10.00Seniors and Students $5.00

The building is handicapped accessible

HOURS:Monday & Wednesday 10 – 6

Tuesday, Thursday & Friday10 – 8

Saturdays10 – 5

Sunday noon – 5

SPECIAL EVENTS:

Santa & Mrs. Claus Wednesday, Dec 6th3-5 pmFriday, Dec 8th4-6pm

Saturdays Dec 2nd & 9th11- 3pm

Be a Princess and meet Belle’s prince!Check Website for dates and times

Chester Township will offer ongoing e-waste recycling at the DPW garage at 65 Furnace Road. There will be someone at the garage that can assist you when bringing in your e-waste. Open to Chester Township and Chester Borough residents only. Proof of residency will be required.

Hours: The first Wednesday of each month, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 2 p.m., and the first Saturday of each month from 8 a.m. until noon.

Hold the date for the annual Tree Lighting and visit with Santa–Dec. 3rd 5:00pm.

The 30th annual TreeLighting and Visit with Santa will take place on Sunday Dec. 3rd at the Gazebo on Main Street in Chester. The treelighting marks the official start of the holiday season in Chester. Musical Entertainment will be provided by the West Morris Mendham HS Saxophone Quartet, Brass Choir,​ and chorus beginning at 5:00pm. Santa arrives via firetruck courtesy of the Chester Volunteer Fire Company at approximately 5:20pm. Children are invited for individual visits with Santa to share their holiday wish lists. All from the community are welcome to join us for this free event.

Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol,” replete with ghostly spirits, is part of our classical heritage. We all remember Scrooge’s infamous greed and disrespect for his fellow man. Come find out why Dickens, who was fascinated with the supernatural, wrote a Christmas ghost story nearly every year, and why, at a time for joyful festivities, did he write about ghosts and superstitions? Presenter Carlotta Holton, using appropriate costumed hats, and speaking in character as Dickens’s nanny, his wife and his mistress, explores his early education, the interest in seances and the supernatural during the Victorian Age, his near death experiences, and his involvement in the London Ghost Club. Register online at www.chesterlib.org or call 879-7612.

All bulk items are collected every Wednesday. Please put out with your garbage and make sure stickers are attached. Stickers must be purchased before 1:00 pm on Monday for a Wednesday bulk pick-up. See Trash & Recycling page for bulk pick-up form.

Chester Township will offer ongoing e-waste recycling at the DPW garage at 65 Furnace Road. There will be someone at the garage that can assist you when bringing in your e-waste. Open to Chester Township and Chester Borough residents only. Proof of residency will be required.

Hours: The first Wednesday of each month, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 2 p.m., and the first Saturday of each month from 8 a.m. until noon.

In addition to giving you free beginning help on how to use any of your devices we now also have a volunteer who will help with PC hardware and software issues. Call Mary Murphy on 879-7612 for an appointment.

About Chester Borough

The Borough of Chester is located in southwestern Morris County, NJ. Chester itself was established as a separate political entity in 1799, at which time "Chester" meant the area of both the Township and the downtown Village area which came to be the Borough. The Borough of Chester was incorporated in 1930, and is today a separate municipality surrounded by Chester Township.